Read All of the Cut’s Pretty Hurts Stories in One Place

This week, the Cut dove into the deep end of exploring women’s complicated relationships to beauty standards — from armpit hair to anti-wrinkle electrocution treatments. In case you missed it, here are all of our Pretty Hurts stories in one place, including meditations on Spanx, dandruff, and double D cups.

WE PONDERED WHETHER BODY POSITIVITY IS A LEARNED SKILLL. Allison Davis tried out the Pavlock — a piece of wearable tech that shocks you in service of breaking bad habits — in an attempt to cure herself of body dissatisfaction.